Corrin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Native Irish surnames such as Corrin have a long, ancient Gaelic history behind them. The original Gaelic form of the name Corrin is Ó Corrain or the older form Ó Currain. 1

Early Origins of the Corrin family

The surname Corrin was first found in County Waterford (Irish: Port Láirge), anciently the Deise region, on the South coast of Ireland in the Province of Munster, where they held a family seat from early times.

Early History of the Corrin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corrin research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1411, 1526, 1546, 1750 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Corrin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corrin Spelling Variations

In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Corrin family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Curran, Currans, O'Curren, Curren, Corren, Corrane, O'Curran, Currens, Currin, Corraine, Courrane, Courran, Courren and many more.

Early Notables of the Corrin family

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Corrin migration to the United States +

A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Corrin:

Corrin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Corrin, (b. 1802), aged 40, Cornish brewer departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Triton" arriving in the United States on 11 May 1842 2
Mr. Edwin Corrin, (b. 1808), aged 34, Cornish brewer departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Triton" arriving in the United States on 11 May 1842 2
William Corrin, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1854 3

Corrin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Corrin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Corrin, aged 40, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Macedon" 4
William Corrin, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Macedon" in 1849 4

Corrin migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Corrin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Corrin, aged 19, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rakaia" in 1878

Contemporary Notables of the name Corrin (post 1700) +

John William Corrin CBE (d. 2019), Manx First Deemster of the Isle of Man (1988–1998)
Lester Corrin Strong (1892-1966), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1953-57

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The MACEDON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Macedon.htm